St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-03-21
THE POLITICAL ARENA.
Tue situation Reviewed First
Ward and Sixth Ward Democrats

Tne Situation Reviewed o. First
ward and Sixth Ward Democrats
--Genersal Notes.
While the political situation is decidedly
mixed. the Democrats have by far the best
of the mix. 1t is now virtually conceded
by the Republicans that on square test
vote the city is Democratic, even with the
Republican majority taken in with the new
territory. With candidates equally unob-
iectionable. the Democrats would carry the
day. This feeling has been emphasized by
the recent legislature. The masses of the
people, without regard to past political
affiliations believe the legislature took
their certain rights in the line of self-gov-
eminent. and will resent it; they also be-
Iieve that the influence of the partizan legis-
lature was used to bolster up the waning
Republican chances, and they will resent
that. also. So that, taken ''by and large"
the Republican prospect is not intensely
fattering. There are but two wards of the
| thirteen that they are absolutely sure of
carrying-the Eighth and the Thirteenth
Their success in the other wards usually
considered Republican depends entirely
upon the nominations, and until the party
candidates are known the chances cannot
even be estimated. Republican leaders
know this and are urging the nomination of
their strongest men, and the Democrats
might we'll profit by their example in this
respect.
DETAILED GLANCE
will go far to show the Soldity of the po-
sition claimed. The Second ward, usually
certain for the Republicans, is slipping
away. Aid. Barrows will probably be re-
nominated and his election over W. r.
Guile is by no means certain. Barrows has
lost the support of the laboring classes by
his vote on the contract and short-hour
systems and Guile will receive it. The lat
ter is strong man and his nomination will
make the ward doubtful. The Fourth
ward is claimed by the Republicans, but it
has now two Democratic aldermen and Ed.
Clement is reasonably sure to be the third.
The Fifth is also Republican ward, but
internal dissension and the almost certain
nomination of a poor man, jeopardize the
Republican chances. The Democrats car
ried it by nearly 1000 last spring and Will
this time nominate strong, clean man.
The Eleventh ward is so close that it at
fords good fighting ground for both parties,
with the probability of the election of the
most popular candidate. The Tenth will
return at least one Democrat-Henry
Oswald-and the Twelfth is sure to
do the same. The Eighth and Thirteenth
will be Republican and the First, Third,
Sixth, Seventh and Ninth will be Dem
cratic. Politicians agree that this outlook
is the most reasonable one.
| SIXTH WARD GERMAN CLUB.
The German Democratic club, of the
Sixth ward, met at Martins hall yesterday
afternoon. S. Wiedenbeck is the president
and W. Kramer the secretary. This club
has already record. 1t was organized last
fall with E. Becker, the cigar manufac-
turer, as its first president. Having met at
| regular intervals during the whole winter,
it has finally completed its heaviest work,
that of detailed organization. To-day the
club is one OF the strongest Democratic
organizations of this city.
At the meeting yesterday afternoon al
most all the candidates, known as such, for
the Sixth ward were present-Messrs. E.
Becker, DR.. j. II. Hanson, Martin Dahl,
n. o. Sundby a nd j. P. Fitzgerald. They
were all called upon to address the meet
ing, which they did, Messrs Becker and
Hanson in German. and Messrs. Sundby,
Dahl and Fitzgerald in English. They all
laid stress upon the fact that issues of
momentous Importance are involved in the
compagn of this spring; that the Sixth
ward is not deficient in men of ability and
willingness to serve the interests of the
Democratic party of that ward. fact quite
apparent from the list of candidate in the
field. DR.. Hanson said he would
stand up for low license, as he knew
the Germans do. and help to bring about a
revocation of the high license law if posi-
BILE. Martin Dahl, if elected, would work
for abolishing the present system, known
as the patrol limit system. He declared
himself to be against high license. as did
also n. o. Sundby. Here Mr.. Noeren-
berg, the brewer was called upon, but hav-
ing nothing to say of especial Importance
he asked to be excused from speaking this
time to the club, Mr.. Fitzgerald paid his
homage to the club for the hard and solid
work it had already done and promised to
stand up, fearless of any consequences, for